Teaching Spelling - Words nearly alike in Sound
Lesson 204.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
as say’ es say’ ep’ic ep’och
de cease’ dis ease’ bea’con beck’on
de scent’ dis sent’ coffin cough’ing
de vice’ de vise’ grist’ly gris’ly
huz za’ hus sar’ di’vers di’verse
in tense’ in tents’ cho’ral cor’al
a loud’ al lowed’ gant’let gaunt’let
im merse’ a merce’ [...]
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Spelling - Words sometimes incorrectly pronounced alike
Lesson 203.
Words sometimes incorrectly pronounced alike, but which should be
carefully discriminated.
line loin creek crick sex sects
loam loom pint point yon yawn
lose loose sat sot least lest
morn mourn phase face scrawl scroll
rout route laud lord tents tense
stalk stock east yeast with withe
can ken dawn don close clothes
blanch blench dose doze [...]
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Spelling - Homonyms - Homophones
Lesson 202.
to, towards; unto. vane, a weathercock.
too, also. vain, proud; empty.
two, one and one. vein, a blood-vessel.
trey, three at cards. waste, to consume; loss.
tray, a shallow vessel. waist, part of the body.
vale, a valley; a dell. ware, merchandise.
veil, a cover; a curtain. wear, to use; to waste.
wait, to tarry; to stay. [...]
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Posted in List of Spelling Words, Spell, Spelling, Spelling Sourcebook, Spelling Words, tagged Same Meaning, Spelling, Spelling Words, Synonyms, Teaching, Teaching Spelling on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Spelling - Synonyms - Same Meaning
Lesson 201.
The words opposite one another in the lines have nearly the same meaning,
and are called Synonyms.
au’thor ize com mis’sion em pow’er
ap par’ent ob’vi ous ev’i dent
ac cord’ant con’so nant a gree’ing
de port’ment de mean’or be hav’ior
di dac’tic pre cep’tive in struc’ive
fla gi’tious a tro’cious out ra’geous
ad her’ent par’ti san [...]
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Teaching Spelling - Homophones
Lesson 189.
tacks, small nails. toe, part of the foot.
tax, import; duty. tow, coarse part of flax.
throne, seat of a king. tract, a region.
thrown, cast. tracked, followed.
team, horses hitched together their, belonging to them.
teem, to bring forth. there, in that place.
tear, water from the eye. throw, to cast; to hurl.
tier, a row or [...]
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